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I would have mentioned the post in my Xombyte. Referring to an undesirable byte or blurb elsewhere only gives it more publicity. Notwithstanding, even the byte you are referring to has undertones of inappropriate behavior. The writer of that post could have made those points without resorting to name-calling.

I am glad you don't endorse that particular post either. But inadvertently, while agreeing to the writer's view of another user you did end up giving the post more publicity and probably encouraged such behavior. Moreover you did resort to name-calling (even though it was plain copy from the writer's post). That particular byte, as i am sure you noticed has four votes, meaning at least three other people thought that the writer of that post did the right thing. It is tantamount to endorsement.

Anyway like i said, i am glad you don't agree with the way it was handled and hope that other users also don't.

Rawnak, I thank you for your consideration in pointing out the mischaracterizations made by some people here on the site in a failed attempt to disparage me personally. I cannot speak for the writer of that piece, but he is apparently full of anger at something and he chose me as a target of opportunity. The fact that he chose to vent in a public venue instead of taking up his disagreements with me in private, especially given the libelous nature of his remarks, speaks more about him than any ill-chosen words speak about me. His methods were tantamount to stabbing me in the back.

Still, I don't care about what he said. Not even a little bit. In fact, I would go so far as to say I pity him. There is so much beauty in the world that should be our focus in our writing and here he is being bitter and negative about things.

The fact remains that he doesn't know me. Nothing he said is true. Therefore, in reply to him I say "So?" and that's all that needs to be said.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."--Albert Einstein

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Wow...twice in less than 48 hours I get to make this comment:

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

You make me laugh sometimes, jdub.

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You should also be looking in the mirror and saying those words. That makes thrice in 48 hours.

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to all your comments.
jdubhub - It is nice that you have not resorted to a similar way of retorting back to that particular post, which shows a lot of maturity on your part. You may not have cared much about the post in question or the writer and I am glad that you have taken it lightly.
However, my point is that not everybody is like you. There may be some more sensitive people on the site who may get hurt or feel offended by similar kind of insults or libelous comments and my post is targeted towards all the users here, so that they are aware of their rights and should not hesitate in getting it to the attention of the Admin staff!

Thanks for your support Champagnedreams - that's exactly the point I am trying to make.

Idlewild - You are right in your conclusion that I could be referring to at least a dozen different Xombytes, for there have been more that have contained inappropriate content that are "defamatory" in character! (I don't know if that is the right word to describe what I am trying to say).
But, anyways, I am just hoping that such bytes or posts should not be encouraged in any way.

I also agree with you about the flagging part. That people should indicate the reason for flagging, which will help the administrator in making their decisions much more effectively as to what kind of action is to be taken.

A very timely article Rawnak, just when things may have started getting uglier. Not many people notice things when they are happening to others. It speaks volumes about your good character/nature for noticing and taking up an issue which could potentially effect all of us. Great job.

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Well, I don't think that is entirely true. I was a victim of such attacks myself not so long ago...!
I just happened to notice that the people seemed to be becoming bolder and bolder with their personal attacks and or comments, and writing a whole byte seems to take the cake, as far as I am concerned! After all, you should remember, that these articles are open to public and read by the whole wide world!

It may seem as if things are getting uglier lately, but it seems to ebb and flow. Things may get angry and bitter for awhile, then die down as the issue being discussed dies down, etc. And as new users join and start posting new discussions (or noticing old ones) things can flare up. (New users may not be aware of the Xomba rules against personal attacks, etc.)

I definitely agree that it's good to remember that what's written on Xomba can be read by anyone in the world... and is archived by search engines. Because only a minority of Xombies are posting, it's easy to think that those are the only people reading what's written here, but that's not the case.